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Set up Internet TV

Asked by Rob Frerejean

Hi,

I have a nice small strong and quiet PC. I want to put it under my TV and set it up to watch live TV from Internet. I want to use Linux for this. What should I install on that PC.?

I heard about Mythbuntu and MythTV, but after looking on those site´s I can´t find anything about watching live feeds from Internet.

Does anyone have an idea?

Rob

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

You will need a video card with an output your TV will understand. Most cards have s-video out which can connect to modern TVs nicely.You can even convert it to scart without too much pain.

Mythbuntu is the same as all the other buntus but has a different default app set. You can installmythtv on a standard ubuntu install.

If your TV accepts s-video and your current graphics card does not allow it, I recommend nvidia gfx cards if you want to use this. Otherwise this is more than possible.

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Rob Frerejean (hffrerejean) said : 		#2

I´ll install Mythbuntu and see what options I have.

I´ll be back.